vacation Archives

Can Small Businesses Afford to Ditch Holiday Policies Like Virgin?

Small businesses and holiday policies Sir Richard Branson, Virgin's Founder, has recently announced a new policy for select employees in the US and UK Virgin offices: no more standard holiday policy. It is typical for...

byDeborah Sweeney

October 10, 2014

I am back, successfully ditched the phone, and here is what I have to report….

Hello StartupNation! I am back from vacation - I actually got back on Sunday, but I needed to re-acquaint myself with my smart phone before I reported back to you how the separation went. Well,...

byRachel Blaufeld

April 27, 2011

Should you still send emails consistently over the summer?

I hope everyone had a great and relaxing Fourth of July weekend, and that you are gearing your business up for the second half of summer. Over the course of the summer months, at least...

byRyan Allis

July 8, 2008

Entrepreneurs: Git It While the Gittin’s Good

I was just instant-messaging with a small business owner friend of mine who is clearly in need of a Friday afternoon happy hour break from his hectic and wonderfully-full-of-great-business-from-lots-of-clients week. He shared with me that...

byJoel Welsh

August 10, 2007

Vacation may lead to a new small business opportunity

I almost didn't come back from my vacation in North Carolina. Not only was the weather perfect, the ocean water warm and the rental house amazing, I saw business opportunities on every corner. I was...

byJoan Isabella

July 10, 2006

Need a Vacation? Tell Us Why and You Could Win One

Yep – it's true. All you gotta do is convince us. Do you consider yourself to be persuasive? Someone who is able to make your point succinctly and in such a compelling manner that you...

byJoel Welsh

June 29, 2006

Entrepreneurs need to turn it off to turn it on

Entrepreneurs often don't but they especially should. And when they do, they don't really, at least not completely. (I'm reminding myself of Yogi Berra's famous quotes – my favorite: "If the fans don't come out...

byJoel Welsh

May 30, 2006

Cool Company of the Day: VocationVacations.com

Alright, those of you who want to start up a business but have no experience doing the actual kind of work that that business entails... this one's for you: Vocation Vacations. They're based in Oregon...

byRich Sloan

May 17, 2006

V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N

Does the mere idea of taking vacation freak you out? I am a one-woman show in my business. With the exception of some computer and clerical stuff, I do everything myself. So, when I go...

byJoan Isabella

June 21, 2005